TRAIN services on the Howrah-Mumbai route of South East Central Railway (SECR) were severely disrupted on Tuesday night at Raipur Junction following the snapping of Overhead Equipment (OHE) near Urakura station of SECR Raipur division.

 

The OHE on the line was restored more than one and a half years after the snapping and because of this OHE breakdown three express trains and one passenger train were affected and halted at Junction for hours. Hundreds of passengers were stuck at various platforms of Raipur junction.

 

The trains which were halted due to it were Bhagat ki Kothi Express, Link Express, Nautanwa Express and one passenger train. The commuters complained about the lack of proper announcement about arrival and temporary halts of the trains.

 

According to SECR officials, the major causes for OHE failure are lorry hitting/trespass, tree falling, overload and other reasons. Because of it, railway faces OHE breakdown at regular intervals of time and causing problems to passengers who are on trains and others ones at platforms.

 

On Tuesday night, many of the passengers complained that due to breakdown of OHE, they have experienced power disruption in several platforms of the Raipur Junction.